Fishkin Surname
Approximately 1,433 people bear this surname
Fishkin Surname Definition:
(from the name of a male ancestor) This name is the kinnui of Ephraim, plus the Slavic suffix -kin, denoting descent. The suffix was later extended to “kind.” If Fish is the kinnui of Yeruham, then it has nothing to do with fish but is really from Vish, a form of the word meaning life.
Read More About This SurnameFishkin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,084 | 1:334,372 | 30,223 |
| Russia | 164 | 1:878,799 | 70,339 |
| Israel | 127 | 1:67,383 | 8,384 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Fishkin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from the name of a male ancestor) This name is the kinnui of Ephraim, plus the Slavic suffix -kin, denoting descent. The suffix was later extended to “kind.” If Fish is the kinnui of Yeruham, then it has nothing to do with fish but is really from Vish, a form of the word meaning life.
Fishkin Demographics
Fishkin Political Affiliation
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Fishkin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fishkin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fishkin (Russian: Фишкин) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fishkin? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fishkin is the 271,821st most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,085,517 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Fishkin reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,084 people, or 1 in 334,372. In The United States Fishkin is most numerous in: New York, where 28 percent live, Maryland, where 11 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 11 percent live and Israel, where 9 percent live.
Fishkin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (70%) in Russia.
In The United States Fishkin are 43.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.52% being registered with the political party.
Fishkin earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.11% more than the national average, earning $57,004 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishkind | 93 | 355 | / |
| Fishkina | 93 | 124 | / |
| Fioshkin | 93 | 23 | / |
| Fischkin | 93 | 18 | / |
| Fiskin | 92 | 204 | / |
| Fishkn | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fioshkina | 88 | 35 | / |
| Feshkin | 86 | 225 | / |
| Vishkin | 86 | 68 | / |
| Fiskind | 86 | 43 | / |
| Fiskina | 86 | 19 | / |
| Fishken | 86 | 12 | / |
| Fischin | 86 | 8 | / |
| Fiszkin | 86 | 5 | / |
| Fichkin | 86 | 5 | / |
| Fushkin | 86 | 3 | / |
| Fisking | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fishkim | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fitskin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fishkinova | 82 | 1 | / |
| Feshkina | 80 | 78 | / |
| Fischkyn | 80 | 5 | / |
| Feushkin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fishchin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fisken | 77 | 588 | / |
| Viskin | 77 | 171 | / |
| Feskin | 77 | 31 | / |
| Fiškin | 77 | 12 | / |
| Fuskin | 77 | 8 | / |
| Fizkin | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fischquin | 75 | 9 | / |
| Feshshkin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Veshkin | 71 | 617 | / |
| Feskina | 71 | 46 | / |
| Fyshkyn | 71 | 23 | / |
| Feshkyn | 71 | 8 | / |
| Feschin | 71 | 7 | / |
| Fischen | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vushkin | 71 | 4 | / |
| Fiskåen | 71 | 3 | / |
| Feisken | 71 | 0 | / |
| Feischen | 67 | 54 | / |
| Fyshkyna | 67 | 26 | / |
| Fyoshkyn | 67 | 10 | / |
| Feshkyna | 67 | 9 | / |
| Feshchin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fyshkynd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fizkn | 67 | 1 | / |
Fishkin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fishkin in the Russian language | ||
| Фишкин | fiskin | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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